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Weaverville, NC 28787 Phone: 828-***-****

BETH BALL

EXPERIENCED FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Dedicated Family Nurse Practitioner with over 33 years of experience delivering excellent primary care to patients from babies to seniors. Ability to provide accurate assessments, diagnosis and treatment of patients, ensuring sufficient care. Passionate for providing excellent health and wellness care to all patients, building long-lasting relationships with patients, staff, and families. Accomplished Nurse Practitioner seeking to fulfill healthcare needs in an ever-changing healthcare world.

HIGHLIGHTED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Ability to maintain an optimistic, positive attitude and remain empathetic and patient when providing support.

Proficiency managing time effectively and having a focused mentality in a high-pressure environment.

Passion for familial care, ranging from newborns to senior citizens.

Experience delivering accurate and timely assessments, diagnoses and treatments of all patients.

Excellent interpersonal skills, delivering sufficient communication between hospital or clinical staff and families.

Advocate for health and wellness in local, rural communities.

WORK HISTORY

Blue Ridge Medical Center Yancey Campus Burnsville, NC May 2016 – Aug 2017

Family Nurse Practitioner

Serve in a primary care office in a rural setting, which offers multiple health disciplines including Pediatrics, OB-GYN, and Orthopedics.

Conduct assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients ranging in age from newborn to senior citizens.

Minute Clinic Asheville, NC Sept 2012 – May 2015

Family Nurse Practitioner

Retained medical walk-in clinic, delivering minor acute care and wellness/preventative programs to patients ranging in age from 18 months to senior citizens.

Completed care of patients from check-in to check-out, including collecting insurance and payment in an extremely timely manner.

Independently performed maintenance of all aspects of clinic, such as ordering supplies and cleaning.

Health Plus Rural Health Clinic Marion, NC Feb 2012 – Sep 2012

Family Nurse Practitioner

Delivered excellent care from acute/emergent to primary care in a rural health setting to patients of all ages.

Provided educational services and reinforcement of treatment.

Conducted necessary processes to provide appropriate care for indigent and self-pay patients.

CIGNA On-Site Health Phoenix, AZ Apr 2011 – Sep 2011

Family Nurse Practitioner

Delivered excellent minor acute care and wellness/preventative programs to 1000+ patients ranging from age 14 to retirement in 2 industrial settings without clerical/medical assistance.

Formulated and implemented wellness and preventative programs.

Henderson County Wellness Clinic Hendersonville, NC Oct 2009 – Sept 2010

Family Nurse Practitioner

BETH BALL CONTINUED:

Delivered same day sick care as well as primary care with a heavy emphasis on wellness programs such as weight loss and smoking cessation to all eligible employees of Henderson County and their dependents, age 12 years through retirement.

Mission Hospitals Asheville, NC Jun 1984 – Mar 2010

NICU Staff Nurse Jun 1989 – Mar 2010

Delivered excellent bedside care to extremely premature and sick infants in the critical care setting of the only Level 3 NICU in Western North Carolina.

Ability to recognize, assess, seek intervention and deliver safe, accurate care in acute situations.

Compassionately administered care to the babies and their grieving parents/family in extremely stressful situations with continual educational needs.

Staff LPN Newborn Nursery Dec 1985 – Sep 1987

Administered neonatal care for newborns in the hospital nursery at Mission Hospital.

Staff LPN Medical-Surgical Floor Sep 1984 – Dec 1985

Administered care and medications to a wide range of adult patients, including the first known hospitalized HIV/AIDS positive patients at Mission Hospital.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner 2006 – 2007

East Tennessee State University Johnson City, TN

Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing 2003 – 2005

Lees-McRae College Banner Elk, NC

Associate Degree in Nursing 1987 – 1989

Asheville-Buncombe Technical College Asheville, NC

Practical Nurse Education 1983 – 1984

Asheville-Buncombe Technical College Asheville, NC

CERTIFICATIONS

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 2008 – 2018

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Jul 2018

National Certification Corporation (NCC) 1995 – 2019

Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Jan 2019

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Jun 2019

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Nurse Association (ANA)

North Carolina Nurse’s Association (NCNA)

ACHIEVEMENTS

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Project 2005

Homeward Bound

Created an informational DVD for parents to view prior to and post-discharge to support them in caring for their babies at home.

VOLUNTEER WORK

Bro Wolf Animal Rescue (BWAR), Volunteer Asheville, NC 5+ years

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